Specifically network shares with lots of files (in my case 30,000). The share is an SMB share on Unraid if that makes any difference. Every time I open it, I get the Beachball of Death and every open Finder window hangs. Is it the sheer number of files causing the problem or is there more to it?
Any issues opening network shares?
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I don't have any issues mounting the shares (I've got Automounter already but thanks for the pointer) but accessing them can be a bit hit and miss. Especially in the case I've just described. I'm still waiting for the file list to show up at the moment.
I think it's time to reinstall MacOS on my Studio. The current install came from a five year old iMac and I think there's just too much accumulated crud. I've had the occasional network issue recently and I think something network related is causing the Finder lock up. I've tried accessing the same share on my MBP and while it's still slow to show the files, it's significantly faster, actually shows the files and Finder doesn't lock whilst the file list is being pulled.
@visibleman - thanks for those various pointers to vis_fruit. I wasn't aware of those options despite my own googling.
@visibleman - thanks for those various pointers to vis_fruit. I wasn't aware of those options despite my own googling.